so we've got two folks here who simply refuse to believe that private donations could possibly be made for charitable reasons. i suppose you also believe that our governments' intents are totally altruistic. once again you have shown me why i abandoned the hypocrisy of modern liberalism. y'all just can't understand how anyone could choose to give, when you yourselves are incapable of such generosity. or is it that you believe you are so much better than everyone else?
in case you hadn't noticed, the base upon which society is built is the individual. it isn't the mindless lowing herd or the busily humming hive, it is individuals choosing to come together for a common goal. how is it you can stand another moment on this earth if you see your fellow human beings as such base creatures? i don't doubt that there are certainly those whose purpose is far from altruistic in their charity or that many take full advantage of the deductions available for their gifts, but this is precisely the point. a system has been developed which rewards the positive behavior of the individual and all you can think to do is find its negative aspects. the result of that system is an unequaled outpouring of generosity, but it comes through choice and not through the force of the state, so it's simply not good enough for the likes of you. even with all this individual giving, our nation still lags behind others in the combined total. what does this tell you about the bureaucracy you so adore?
i really don't believe that the american people are inherently better than the people anywhere else in the world. there is certainly isn't anything in our genetic makeup that makes us a more giving people and our national ethos is no kinder than that of most other countries. what is different here is that the people have traditionally been allowed to keep a greater share of the wealth they struggle for and that they feel the occasional need to share that bounty. not only are they allowed to choose how they will share that wealth, they are even rewarded for the act. i can't help but wonder how generous the people of other nations would be if they too had our opportunity.
our governments reap trillions from their citizens, donating a paltry percentage of that sum to the welfare of the needy around the world. we all watch as they plot and plan, deciding where their donations will best serve their own agendas and creating massive bureaucracies to administer their largess. the private sector, on the other hand, creates non-profits for actual need. not all of them are any more honest than our political animals nor are they all as efficient as profit centered organizations, but their aims are not empire and control. unlike the governments of the world, they aren't concerned with battling ideologies or satisfying the whims of their constituencies. for the most part, they exist to serve their purpose and not to enrich meddling bureaucrats and reinforce their fiefdoms.
out of your nearly six thousand posts, i managed to find seventeen with actual content beyond cut and paste tomfoolery and gratuitous insults. keep up the good work.
